2007: Saw action in four meets ... displaced at the Lafayette Invitational with a time of 23:21, the team's sixth-best time ... placed 59th in the Salty Seadog Invitational, 71st at the Covered Bridge Open and 176th out of 409 runners during the JV race of the Paul Short Invitational.

2006: Ran in three meets ... posted a time of 18:02 to finish 16th in the 4,200-meter race of the Harry Lang Invitational ... registered season-best 6k time at Penn State's Spiked Shoe Invitational, coming in at 24:13.65.

High School: Attended Bishop McCort High School ... earned four letters in cross country, track and basketball ... helped cross country team to a district title in 2002 ... four-time All-Central Western Pennsylvania team member ... two-time selection to all-conference team ... set cross country school records in both the 5,000-meter and three-mile run ... served as team captain during her junior and senior years ... also an all-conference guard in basketball as a senior ... named team captain for the basketball team as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Kenneth and Susan Yingling ... born May 13, 1988, in Johnstown, Pa. ... cousin, Brian, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987 ... majoring in political science.